New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-16
MINNESOTA LEGISI,: I I,JJRE..

MINNEs0TA LEGISLATURE.
Synopsis Of the Proceedings Of tho Senate and
House.
Not in session.
ROUSE.
Committee reportss
Jndlcary-Ralating tosale Of lands by guard
!'allS IN c'rtaln cases, to pass To make certai:.
Hays legal holidays, to pass as amended Re-
!&!ilg TO appeals from boards of county COM
:a!ssiDners, to indefinitely postpone. 70 legal
rs t:e acts OF certain notaries and other officers,
70 pass. Relating to jailers fees. to indefinitely
postpone. Relating to general mortgages, to
pass. 10 legalze the canvass of votes, to pass
10 eAclude bystanderS from scandalous trials,
to pass.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED
u 10 give certain powers to the board of county
commissioners Of unorganized counties
70 authorize Chippewa and Becker counties
ana ana the borough OF LIE sueur to issue bonds to
refund their floating debt
Crookston.
The house took recess till o'clock.
On reassembling the house went into
committee of the whole, Mr. Petit in the
chair The following bills were recon-
(nenGed to pass:
Donnelly, duties Of county attorneys in Ger
tam cases. S. heyes, exclusion of persons from
badges: Rogers, compensation OF county at
torneyS; TO compensate James 8. Beales; Green.
compulsory education; Emery, salary Of adiu-
tant general; Newell, to reduce the expenses OF
suits III the district court; Gregory, taking Of
deDo@it1ons. Mr.. Potters railroad switch bill
On railroads. Mr.. Donnellys bill relating to in
mates of insane asyluns was indefinitely post
pontd.
The committee on insane hospitals
introduced bill in the senate yester-
day provide for the support Of the insane
asylums The following appropriations are
made for the asylum at St. Peter:
RIGHT Of way for sidetrack. 81 900: new
kitchen. So, 900; stewards office and store
room. S., 500; 80 connect detached wards with
the main building, So, 900; for support of 1000
patients 1875, $l63'300; 1885. 81 63.S0O.
The appropriations for the" Rochester
asylum are as follows:
For making center and first east and west
wings fire-proof, $72, 900; blacksmith shop and
coke room, 49, 600: ice dam and bridge across
Silver creek and opening Fifth street, 81 800;
additional sewer and water pipes, ST 500: gym
naslum and amusement hail. 1880; enlareing
k:tchen, 5000: curre.it expenses for the next
tWo Years, 81 81, O4O for each year.
The substitute bill intro duced by Messrs:
Compton and Nelson in the senate yester-
day for Mr.. Compton's Fergus Falls insane
asylum cuts down the total appropriation
from $1O1, 14O to 1894, $50 The amount of
land to be purchased is reduced to 500 acres,
for which $50 is appropriated. The
original appropriation was $31 900. For
two detached wards $4,000 is appropri-
ated, and for boiler house, laundry, stables,
sewerage and water connections 500, 900.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
1yes-Appropriating $500 for the benefit Of
LIE Sueur Agricultural society.
Bowen,sleepy Eye to issue $4,000 fire de-
parimenJ bonds.
Bowen Amending the act relating to the in
corporation OF Sleepy Eye
relating to the st. Paul board of education.
Coms5ock-Fhing the salaries OF auditor and
probate judge of Beltrami county.
MISUNDERSTANDING to the'incorporation. Of Bed,
Wing.
Anderson --Legalizing the vote OF Chaska for
the issue of $4,000 school bonds.
Iruax-Changing the time of holding court in
Dakota county.
Child-Reating to the incorporation of viii
lagos.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To refund $4,000 to persons whopaid assess
ments for approaches and improvements OF
Third street bridge in st. Paul
To incorporate the city OF Anoka.
10 incorporate the city Of Wadena.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lee has bill now before the, house
which proposes to punish liquor dealers for
failure to comply with the high license law
The bill provides that
All applicants for liquor licenses must exc
cute bond of So, 600 for their compliance with
oil statutes touching the liquor traffic. Further
the same sHreJies cannot be on more than one
pond, and before a license can issue the ap-
pl1cant shall take oath that he has not know
nSly violated rhe laws regulating the traffic. It
shall be m1sdemeanor punishable by fine and
removal from office for any county or municipal
0flce' to fail to enforce the liquor laws All
licenses issued after this date shall expire July
I, 1887. A person convicted of selling LIQUOR
Without license may be punished by fine of
5000 FOR the first OtfenSe and 81 900 thereafter.
The Farmers Alliance bill presented by
Mr.. Donnelly yesterday in its detail is:
Be it enacted by the legislature Of the State
be and the same ne is hereby annua oHy
appropriated out Of any money in the
state treasury not otherwise Appropriated to
the st ete Farmers Alliance OF the State Of Min
nesota, to be paid on the order of the president
OF said association and to be expended in the
publication OF the annual reports of the asso-
citation, and for such other purposes the ex-
ecuGlVe committee OF the state alliance may
direct.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the clerk of the court of Stevens
county to transcribe certain records.
10 revise the probate laws.
10 permit private consultations between at
stOrneVS and prisoners.
To fix the salary of the treasurer of Isanti
county.
TO authorize the city OF St. Paul to issue
bonds.
To authorize the Ramsey county plat COM
mission.
TO amend the charter of the city of Anoka.
10 amend article of the constitution.
To exclude certain persons from trials
To regulate the wearing of G. A. r. badges. ese
To print the school laws.
10 fix the compensation of county ATTORNEYS
To pay a claim of James Beales against the
state.
10 reduce the expense Of suits in the district
court.
70 regulate the taking Of depositions
To relieve delinquent taxpayers.
To detach certain territory from Itasca county
Senator Scheffers joint resolution is to give
three-year soldiers. who have received 800
bounty and are entitled to 500 more, the
amount due them The law under which this
bounty was granted expired by limitation July
= I, 1854, and many soldiers who were entitled to
the bounty were unable to make the application
There is now large number OF claims of Min
nesota soldiers unpaid for want of an appropria-
ton. and Mr.. Schefer's resolution provides for
these claims.
Se1it or Marcus johnson introduced bill yes
terday to prevent agricultural machinery men
from collecting increased interest on contracts
lot mid when liua. Agents now in sert a clausa